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- KinderGarden
This site includes school
garden themes, things to consider before you create a garden, a step-by-step guide,
curriculum ideas and more. - KidNews
KidNews is a place where children from all around the world can read stories
written by other children, and can submit their own stories. There are sections
for writing about news, sports, and reviews, as well as for creative and feature
writing. - The
Write Site
Students take on the role of journalists and learn the skills
of conducting research, collating information and writing stories just like real-life
journalists. Ironically, when you first enter the site, it's a bit hard to find
your way around. If you're a teacher, follow the non-intuitive link named "Editor's
Desk" to the resource section for teachers. For students, the equally cryptic
"Newsstand" is the interactive section for students. - Houghton
Mifflin Education Place
Houghton Mifflin, the well-known publisher of
educational materials, has created the Education Place site as a resource for
K-8 students, teachers, and parents. The link contains on-line activities for
students, discussion forums for children and teachers, collaborative school projects,
and much more. - Weather
Underground
This link will give you the current weather conditions for
any city, state, or country. - TerraServer
Did you ever wonder what an aerial view of your school, your house, or your
neighborhood would look like? This link will present the earth in a mosaic of
photographic imagery. - PlayGround
Pals
PlayGround Pals is an Australian project which aims to develop positive
playground environments. Through mailing lists and class collaboration, students
can teach their favorite games to others. - Tips
for Participating in Internet Classroom Projects
The name says it all.
- OneLook
Dictionaries
On-Line dictionaries containing 1,615,724 words located
in 232 dictionaries. - Apple
K-12 Education Advisor Guide
A five chapter web site advisor's guide
dealing with various school based web site issues. - Homework
Central & Homework Heaven
The largest academic research site on the Internet!
Homework and school report research with links to over 300,000 web sites.
- What's
in the News
What's in the News is an award-winning, weekly 15 minute
current events television series for 4th, 5th, and 6th grades. This program is
broadcast during the school year on Rhode Island PBS on Monday at noon, and Friday
at 10am. - Kid's
Web
A World Wide Web digital library with an interactive collection of
resources for students with information on the arts, sciences, social studies,
and more. - MidLink
Magazine
The electronic magazine created by kids, for kids in the middle
grades--generally ages 10 to 15 with interactive space to enjoy art and writing.
This site links middle school students all over the world. - The
World Wise Schools Program
An essential resource for global learning.
Class-to-Class exchanges, speakers for your class, and free videos are just some
of the resources that can be obtained. - ICONnect
Developed especially for school library media specialists, teachers and students,
ICONnect offers anyone the opportunity to learn the skills necessary to navigate
the Information Superhighway. - B.J.
Pinchbeck's Homework Helper
The enthusiasm of its 10 year-year-old creator
adds appeal to everything from the Ultimate White Pages to Bugs in the news. B.J.
Pinchbeck's Home Work Helper is a wonderful guide to encyclopedias, dictionaries,
reference works, and other resources on a great variety of subjects.
- The
Jason Project
Join an interactive exploration of the oceans, on earth
and beyond, with the Jason Project. - The
Exploratorium
Puzzle over optical illusions, take memory tests, and conduct
experiments, online & off, at the Exploratorium. - Public
Broadcasting System (PBS)
Climb Mt. Everest, explore inside the Pyramids,
and go on other electronic field trips with the Public Broadcast System.
- K-12
Classroom Projects
Many projects designed for school children, and arranged
in categories consisting of Elementary School, Middle School, and High School.
- UMASS
K12
Access WWW resources including encyclopedias and educational newsgroups.
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